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Where Do STEM Graduates Stem From? The Intergenerational Transmission of Comparative Skill Advantages

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Jacobs, Babs; Schwerdt, Guido; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

comparative advantages in math of parents are significantly linked to those of their children. A causal interpretation follows … quality. Finally, we show the strong influence of family skill transmission on children's choices of STEM fields …

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College Majors and Skills : Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads

Hemelt, Steven W.; Hershbein, Brad; Martin, Shawn M.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We document the skill content of college majors as perceived by employers and expressed in the near universe of U.S. online job ads. Social and organizational skills are general in that they are sought by employers of almost all college majors, whereas other skills are more specialized. In turn,...

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Understanding Trends in Chinese Skill Premiums, 2007-2018

Hanushek, Eric Alan; Wang, Yuan; Zhang, Lei - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

The dramatic expansion of the education system and the transformation of the economy in China provide an opportunity to investigate how the labor market rewards skills. Between 2007 and 2018, the overall return to cognitive skills is virtually constant at 10%, whereas the college premium drops...

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Raising the Bar for College Admission : North Carolina’s Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements

Clotfelter, Charles T. - 2016

students from 1999 to 2006, we document and exploit variation by district over time in the math course-taking environment … encountered by students. Within an instrumental variables setup, we examine effects of the policy change on students grouped into … deciles defined by their 8th grade math test scores. First, we find that students took more math courses in high school …

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Marginal Pricing and Student Investment in Higher Education

Hemelt, Steven W. - 2014

This paper examines the effect of marginal price on students' educational investments using rich administrative data on … students at Michigan public universities. Students facing zero marginal price for credits above the full-time minimum (i.e., 12 … marginal price induces a modest share of students (i.e., 7 percent) to attempt up to one additional class (i.e., 3 credits) but …

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Global Universal Basic Skills : Current Deficits and Implications for World Development

Gust, Sarah; Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

achievement tests, we map achievement onto a common (PISA) scale. We then estimate the share of children not achieving basic …

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